Wrote a post awhile back on a different board. My 18 year old body builder brother cornered me and threatened to beat me (I'm pregnant) after a heated argument one day.

Afterwords, I wrote him a letter saying I or my future child couldn't see him until I got a sincere apology and that he began talking with someone to help him with his anger issues. I gave it to my mom and asked if she would give it to him when he'd calmed down

It's been 5 ish weeks now, haven't heard from him, I just thought he was done with me. Well today I fund out that my mother decided not to give him the letter because she thought it would do no good.

She told me I was punishing the family and my brother for something I started (ps, fight started because I asked him to let his pit bull out to go pee and he started yelling). I tried to say he scared me and that I just need to know he's not going to do that again (this isn't his first time). She starts crying and saying I'm going to cut the whole family off and that I just need to let what he did go. Then she tells me he said I tried to hurt him first (uummmm, what. Not true, he lies). My parents treat my moocher violent brother like he can do no wrong and that when he does wrong, there is always a good reason why. I'm left feeling like trash. I finally was feeling better in life, now I'm back to lying in bed not wanting to move, do anything, or go anywhere. I miss my brother (his good side) and I wish for support from my family. I'm just tired now...

Update

My mother just gave him the letter. He's what he had to say: